The government yesterday said that the US was rapidly
making a case of war crimes against Sri Lanka on the basis of the
conduct of her armed forces, police as well as the political leadership
during the recently concluded war.Ministerial and Defence sources told The Sunday
Island that former Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Robert Blake, now
based at the State Department was behind the move. They accused Dr. Jehan Perera of the National Peace
Council and Dr. Pakyasothi Saravanamuttu of the Center for Policy
Alternatives of being party to the US move.
Tea wage talks remain
deadlocked
The plantation wage demand remained deadlocked yesterday
with the Regional Plantation Companies moving their offer up slightly to
Rs. 370 a day on Friday from Rs. 360 the day before and the unions
standing fast on their demand of Rs. 500.
Special Courts to try LTTE
suspects
The Government has decided to set up special courts to
clear the backlog of cases against thousands of LTTE suspects now under
detention, Presidential Secretariat sources said yesterday.
